{{Short description|American politician (born 1966)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=December 2016}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Kelly Fenton | image = Kelly Fenton.jpg | state_house = Minnesota | district = 53B | prior_term = | term_start = January 6, 2015 | term_end = January 7, 2019 | predecessor = Andrea Kieffer | successor = Steve Sandell | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|2|23}} | birth_place = Texas | death_date = | death_place = | party = Republican Party of Minnesota | spouse = Greg | children = 3 | alma_mater = Marquette University {{small|(B.A.)}}<br />University of Houston {{small|(M.Ed.)}} | occupation = }}
'''Kelly Fenton''' (born February 23, 1966) is an American politician and former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota, she represented District 53B in the eastern Twin Cities metropolitan area.
==Early life== Fenton attended Marquette University, graduating with a bachelor's degree, and later the University of Houston, graduating with a M.Ed.<ref name="lpp">{{cite web | url=https://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.aspx?ID=15434 | title=Fenton, Kelly | publisher=Minnesota Legislative Reference Library | website=Legislators Past & Present | accessdate=September 19, 2015}}</ref>
Fenton was deputy chair of the Republican Party of Minnesota from December 2011 to 2013.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.startribune.com/endorsements-youakim-fenton-and-whiting-in-mn-house-races/280855662/ | title=Endorsements: Youakim, Fenton and Whiting in MN House races | website=Star Tribune | date=October 29, 2014 | accessdate=September 19, 2015}}</ref>
==Minnesota House of Representatives== Fenton was first elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 2014.
On November 6, 2018, DFL candidate Steve Sandell unseated Fenton in the District 53B election.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://elections.mpr.org/2018-11-06/mn/house/53B|title=LIVE Election Results from MPR News|website=elections.mpr.org|language=en|access-date=2018-11-07}}</ref>
==Personal life== Fenton is married to her husband, Greg. They have three children and reside in Woodbury, Minnesota.<ref name="lpp" />
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==External links== {{MN-legdb|15434}}
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